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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "musa mohammed" <barr_mohammed@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 10:43:09 +0100
Subject: Treat as important and confidential..

ATT:

I write to introduce myself to you as a consultant and legal Representative
to most top functionaries in Africa principally.

Our services include sourcing for viable invest able environment for our
Clients and products which brings me to writing you this letter.

As a top business man in your hemisphere, I will like to confide in you And
trust that you won&#8217;t let me down. My client seriously wants to invest
In your country over $100M USD would you be kind to educate me about What
strives best under your environment and how do we meet to finalize

These as the funds are readily available only waiting for your trusted
Information&#8217;s.

Treat as important and confidential

Kind Regards,

Dr Micheal .

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